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The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-09-30
THE NATIONAL GAME.

EIGHT consecutive victories is Chicago's
best record this season.
CHARLEsTON's three fingered catcher,
Nicholas, has caught that town.
Two hundred and eleven thousand people
: saw forty games on the Boston grounds.
THE Rostons have played their last cham
plonShlp game on their own grounds this sea-
son.
DETROIT now leads the League clubs in
batting and fielding. New York leads in
baSe-running.
DAILY, the one-armed pitcher, has been re-
leased by Cleveland, Gilks having shown up
well in the box
DR.. MACoUN, pitcher for the Campbell
ford (Ontario( Club, in a recent baseball
match, broke his arm above the elbow while
delivering the ball.
GARRISON, of the Chicagos, has pitched in
8! winning games, leading all the League
pitchers III that respect. Keefe, of the New
GorkS, comes next with %.
The New Yorks won 81 games and lost Is
10 the western clubs on the hcme grounds,
Cne PhIladelph1aS also won II and lost Is the
BoStOnS won % and lost H. and the Washing
tons won Is and lost 49,
At is estimated that the Washington Club
will really clear about SO, 900 on the season,
ana that, too, III spite of counter-local at
fractions bad weather in the spring and the
uneven play of the team.
THE long lead of the st. Louis club makes
Its grip on the American Association cham
pionship assured. The Detroit Club is in
nearly the same position in the fight for
League championship honOrS
THE Western clubs on their three trips East
played 1S9 games, of which they won 80 and
lost so. The Detroits won 20 and lost Is. the
ChlcagoS won IL and lost II, the Pittsburgs
won IA and lost p, and the Indianapolis won
9 and lost ~
BEFORE the season opened Mr.. Watrous
then Managing Director of the Metropolitans
said that each player of the club who had a
batting average of over 800 would get suit
of clothes Only four of the players are now
below that figure.
BY the accident which crippled Short-stop
Smith, the BrOOElyns have been deprived of
one of their most valuable fielders and heaviest
batters. In a recent game King, of the st.
Louis, in running to second base, came in
collision with Smith and broke the small
bones of two fingers.
ST. LOUIS leads the Association in club
batting and fielding averages. The other
clubs, in batting rank in this order: Balti-
more, Brooklyn. Louisville, Cincinnati,
Athletic, Nets and Cleveland In fielding,
next to st. Louis, the clubs stand: Cincinnati,
Brooklyn, Baltimore, Athletic, Louisville,
Cleveland and Nets.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-09-30
Train ROBBERS.
An Express Train in Texas
Stopped by Four Men.
The Express and Mail Cars Rifed
of Their Valuables.

The east bound Texas and Pacific train WAS
robbed the other night near Benbrook, Texas,
at the trestle over Mary's Creek, where the
same train was robbed in June. The circum-
stances are similar to those OF the last
robbery Just as the tran pulled out
from the station two lcer got into
the cab of the locomotive AID covered Engi-
neer Baker with six-ShOOterS He was directed
to stop when ordered, and when the lOcOno-
tive had crossed the trestle the order was
given and Baker stopped the train. Two
men were waiting here and the engineer and
firemen were ordered out of the cab and
marched toward the express car under guard.
The doors of the car were closed and one Of
the men, a tall, SLIM sandy-haired fellow
yelled out: open up that car" Ex-
press Messenger Maloney paid no attention
to the orders, when, after waiting a few
seconds, a hammer of some kind was brought
and the door was vigorously pounded.
About this time some ten shots We're fired
into the Pacific Express car and then pound
ing began again. At last the door was opened
and one of the robbers jumped in
with drawn pistol and demanded the
siderable number of packages and the re-
mainder were taken from the safe. Order
ing MalOney to keep quiet, the robber
jumped out and the mail car was entered,
but without any shots being fired. Mail
Agent Griffin was compelled to give
up the registered packages, and is it said
that nearly all the registered matter was
taken. There was no effort made to rob
the passengers. many of whom were con-
siderably frightened. There were one or
two armed men in the coaches who were
prepared to defend the passengers if the rob-
berS had attempted to enter.
After finishing their work in the mail car
the robbers escorted the engineer and fireman
back to the locomotive and ordered the train
to be pulled out. The four men moved off
some distance, watched the train for
a short time and walked away.
The train reached Fort Worth at $50
and the officers were at once notified, and
two posses, one headed by the S.ieriff, the
other by the City Marshal, were soon on the
road to the scene of the robbery.
The amount stolen is variously estimated
from $4,000 to $50, 900, but none of the mail
men or the Pacific officers will say anything
about the matter. The theory of the officers
is that the same men who committed the
robbery in June were engaged in that of the
other night, but this is the purest con-
lecture.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-09-30
NEWS SUMMARY
Eastern and Middle states.

THE trial race TO see which American yacht
shall compete with the British representative,
the Thistle was won easily in New ork bay
by the Volunteer over the MayhOwer, last
wears winner in the great international
contest. The Volunteer came IN fifteen hin
utes ahead of the Mayfower, and was there
upon officially selected to race with the
Thistle for the Americas cup.
JOSEPH CILLET, the oldest ex-Unlted
States Senator and veteran OF the war OF
1872 died at the age of ninety-six years In
Nottingham. y. H, a few days since.
A WOMAN, who was a few years ago pri-
vate Secretary to Hon. James O. Blaine. and
admired by everybody, Is now washing
dishes in a Haverhiu Mass restaurant
Drink and dissipation brought her to this
condition.
E. NJ CHAMBERLAIN having declined the
Massachusetts, Labor party's nomination for
Governor, his place has been filed by Charles
+. Marks, the candidate for Lieutenant
Governor.
SEVEN persons were injured by collision
on the Elevated Railroad in Brooklyn
A GREAT stringency in the money market
has created considerable excitement IN w all
Street, followed by quite drop in prices OF
stocks. Appeals have been made by many
adopt more liberal policy in the purchase
of bonds, and thereby give relief
THE Massachusetts Democratic State Con
vention, held in Worcester nominated the
following ticket: For Governor Hon. ii. b.
Lowering; Lieutenant-GovernOr, Walter +.
ply; Treasurer, Henry G. Thatcher; Attor-
ney-General John w. COrcoran, and Audi
tor, VIM F. Cook The platform adopted
endorses President Clevelands administra-
ton; urges judiciOuS reduction of the tariff
in accordance with Mr.. C!eveland's sugges-
ton to Congress; expresses sympathy with
Ireland, and says all offensive partlSanS"
should be discharged.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-09-30
LIGHTNING FREAKS.

MRS. OSCAR BROWN, of Fergus Falls,
Mimi, had just taken her infant from its crib
when lightning struck the house and tore the
crib into fragments
WHEN lightning struck Baxter Vaughan, of
Strother, Mo-, it cut hole like bullet in his
hat, ran around the rim, then down his back
clear to his heels tearing off in its entire
course a narrow strip OF skin, and yet Mr..
Vaughan lives to tell his queer experience.
MORE than 100 children sat during thun-
der storm in room of Green's Academy, at
Albany, Ga. The sliding doors leading to an
other room were open. Suddenly an inn
mense ball of fire appeared in the neighbor-
ing room, tore the window sashes from their
frames, and threw the weights and splinters
al ahoJ:. yet ,,.ct Child was Injured
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-09-30
THE PENSION OFFICE.
Figures From Commissioners Blacks
Annual Report.

Annual Report.
General John G. Black, Commissioner Of
Pensions, in his annual report. makes number
of suggestions as to changes in the pension
laws. The report shows that there were at
the close of the year 4O6, O07 pensioners,
follows: 294, AS army invalids; 5000
army widows, minor children, and depen-
dent relatives: 1921 navy invalids; 1,975
navy widows, minor children, and
dependent relatives LOGO survivors
of the war of 1912, and II, S31 widows of
those who served in that war; 1903 survivors
of the war with Mexico, and S95 widows of
were added to the rolls during the
year 50, 1914 new pensioners, and 2,7O1
whose pensions have been previously
dropped were restored. The names of II, GU
pensioners were dropped. The aggregate
annual value of all pensions is S52, S24 ,G41, an
increase of like value for the year of 50, 49,
S33 The amount paid for pensions during
the year was S73, As, 581, an increase over the
previous year of 1869, 80. The amount
paid to 44,0l9 new pensioners during the
year, upon first payment, was SS5, loo, $40;
1901, POO pension claims have been filed
since 1861 and 676,948 have been
allowed; 81, 1914 original certificates
were issued, greater number than ever be-
fore in one year The Commissioner asks
for two additional Chiefs of Division at 81
600 each per annum, fifty additional clerks at
81 200 and fifty additional clerks at $1,000
each per annum.
Following are the estimates for the next
fiscal year: Salaries, 81, IA, $50; inves-
tigation of pension claims, 1926, 600;
repairs and improvements to build
aiming surgeons, S1,0OO,0OO pension
agents and agencies, 1912, 400. Total, 80,
O45,23O. The appropriation for the last fiscal
year was S7S,7Ol. 25O.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-09-30
North American CannibaIs.

DR.. Frank Boas. in a report on the
Indian tribes Of British Columbia, says
that the principal figure in the mythology
of several of them is a raven, who created
all things, not for the benefit of man
kind, but to revenge himself" Can
nibalism is practised by some tribes in
connection with the winter dances, and
there is Kwakiuti tradition that one of
their ancestors descended from heaven,
wearing a ring of red cedar bark, and
taught the people the canDibal cere-
monies. The ceremonies have been
adoped only in part by the Qomaks,
who content themselves with eating
artificial bodies, which they prepare
''by sewing dried halibut to a human
skeleton. Boston Herald
Joseph Watson, of Huntingdon, Pa.
has hickory rocking chair thai has been
in use for rs years.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-09-30

ELIJAH HAYES and wife, of Warsaw, Ind,
have given to the Methodist Board of Mis-
sions an estate valued at $3.50, 0O0, reServlng,
however, life interest in the family home
stead and an amount of 81 900. The prop
erty {ie.dS an income Of 5000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-29
BOOKS. MAGAZINES, ETC.

THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST
For May, 1897, is as attractive a num-
Der as has been issued during the long
career of the periodical. 1t opens with
a full-page engraving of May Bios
sons" by Mueller, and presents over
fifty other engravings, by Forbes, Pal
mer, Schneider, Lyon, Payne, and other
well-known artists. Cattle, horses,
sheep, pigs, poultry, dogs, new plants,
house and barn plants, implements
farm and household conveniences, are
among the subjects illustrated. The
great dairy and cattle show, to be held
in New York this month, is forestalled
its most prominent features are DIES.
cribed, and illustrations are given of
the most famous cows to be on eXibi-
ton. Price, $3.50 per year, English or
German; Single number Is cents.
Address American Agriculturist, IL
Broadway, New York.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-29
Palmer Loves him for his NtOes.

Congressman Springer says that the
real reason why Gen. John NJ. Palmer
changed his opinion of President
Cleveland was because of the number
of his vetoes. General Palmer like q
good many other democrats, thought
the president was not giving the dem
ocrats what they were entitled to and
giving the mugwumps and republicans
more, so he kicked and said hard
words. But when the president com
menced to veto bills Palmer began to
admire him. Palmer was himself the
champion veto writer of the west when
he was governor of Illinois, and
Springer says that Cleveland is the
only man who has ever beaten him at
the business. Palmer, naturally rec
ognizing his superior, admired him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-29
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
HIGHLAND.

All persons indebted to the under
signed are requested to settle the same
Immediately. All accounts remaining
unpaid up to the LIST of May, 1887,
will be placed in an attorneys hands
for collection. Dated. Highland, Wis,
Mar Is, 1887. ALBERT NEIBUR.
All persons knowing themselves in
debted to me for horse services during
the season of 1886 are requested to
settle same on or before the 1st. day
of May, 1887. Wv J. w. KEAN.
Carey, Phalen & Co. are having a
a new barb wire fence put up around
their land.
p. Grant has his bar-room looking
better than ever before, with more
room for those wishing to play pool
or billiards.
Died, at his home il the north east
part of this township, on the 23d, Mr..
Gilbert Tiebault; aged 30 years. His
remains were inferred in the catholic
cemetery at Otter Creek on the 25th.
The carpenters have commenced
work on the temperance hall.
i llt NJ. dlt " nav
quarterly meeting on the LIST day of
May
DR.. II. p. Mix has on hand very
fine assortment of paints, oils, var
nish, putty, glass, etc. He handles j..
p Hankins' celebrated paint, which is
said to be the best in market. Give
him call. Prices reasonable.
Mrs. Jane Groshong, of Montfort,
is here visiting her many friends. She
has been a resident of Highland for
more than forty years.
William Houston moved into Charles
Offerings house, Joseph Harvey into
J. p. Cholvin's house and John Ford
into Mrs. Jane Lees house.
All persons indebted to the under
signed are requested to settle the same
Immediately. | am going out of
business on the 1st of May and will
turn over my books to collector
Dated Highland, Wisconsin, April 81,
1887. JOSEPH HOTTIE.
Born, on the 18th inst, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Bhal, two daughters. All
doing well.
The machine firm of Niebur & LIN
chied has dissolved. Niebur is going
into other business, and Thomas James
takes his place with Linchied.
There was village caucus at Rock
Hall on Tuesday evening. j. W. G.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-29
LINDEN.

H. II. NJ. Adams, our tonSOrlal artist
was over to the Point on Friday last
John Bondilla, of Tower, Minnesota
visited Linden on Saturday last. He
is on his way back to Tower.
If rumor proves true another we'd
ding will soon take place in our village
Mrs. Sarah Bucket and daughter
Annie paid Livingstone a visit on
Tuesday last.
Lge Tredinnick has moved from
Edmund to this place and will occupy
one of Jacob Rolling's houses.
James Hicks has moved into the
house vacated by Mrs. Phillips.
Mrs. Matthew Luke and son Mark
arrived here on Tuesday evening, from
Quinesec, Michigan.
John w. Taylor has gone to Britt
Iowa, on business. John Comfort fills
the vacancy in the bank.
The County Superintendent OF
Schools made a call on Tuesday last.
We understand that John Wearne
has traded his residence for JOSEPH
Pollards house and lot which he pur.
chased of William Hammill some time
ago.
Our town board met and decided tC
grant license for 5000 instead of 800
w. J. Trembling intends to leave
for Lake Linden, Michigan on Thurs:
day, where he will make his future
home.
Our public schools close on Friday
of this week.
Miss Mary Granville of Dodgeville
is the guest of Miss Emeline Clan
vile of this village.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hammil have q
new boarder who has come to stay
with them and to grow up and become
a mason and plasterer All doing well
a little son has also arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. George Merri
field. What pursuit in life the little
stranger will engage in has not yet
been decided upon, but one point has
been established, and that is that John
Vivian is grandpa, without the shad-
ow of a doubt.
The largest variety of mems
women's and children's fine shoes al
the lowest prices in town, at Lewis
Bros.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-29
Fight Between an Eagle and Il Cat.
The Arena Eye


While William Wallace and T. j.
Hughes were driving out into the
country west of this village on Tues
day morning, they saw bald headed
eagle in fierce battle with very large
cat. The eagle had attacked the cat
while hunting in the field, and sue
ceeded in fastening its talons into the
cat, and the fight Immediately began,
and was continued amid terrific yawls
of the cat and screams of the eagle
1t was a catch as -catch-cOuld battle,
and our informants say that the way
feathers and fur flew was a serious
matter to each combatant. The cat
was too heavy for the eagle to fly with
but it succeeded in raising it several
times in the air, sometimes 100 feet
or more, but each attempt was futile
as the weight of the cat and its fierce
struggle for life invariably brought the
eagle to the ground again, where the
battle was renewed with nearly the
same result. In the final conflict which
took place on the ground, the eagle
surrendered the fight, and flew labo-
riously across the river, while the cat
much worried came limping across
the field.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-29

Recently The New York Tribune
sent out a series of questions to the
Grand Army Posts throughout the
country. The questions were of a
political nature and related to pen
sion legislation. 1t is claimed that
The Tribune had the advice and CON
sent of the Commander-in-C Chief, Gen.
Lucius Fairchild, in the matter; and
it is even limited that the Tribune and
Gen. Fairchild were working together
in the interest of some republican can
didate for the presidency. When Tn e
Tribune's circular reached Wisconsin,
Department Commander Griffin made
a stand against it, and sent an order
to Posts under his command not to
answer the heterogeneous therein con-
tanned. This order of Commander
Griffin brought on a conflict between
himself and Commander in Chief Fair
child, who favored the Scheme OF Inc
Tribune and wanted to see it go
through A large majority of the
Grand Army men supported Mr.
Griffin, however, and the superior has
been compelled to yield. The national
council Of administration was called
together, and an order issued directing
Posts to pay no attention to The Trib-
une's circular. Commander Griffin
has won a signal victory, and has done
the G.. A. II. an inestimable service in
putting his foot down upon the at
tempt to make the organization simply
political machine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-29
One Good Result of the Law.
The La Crosse Chronicle

The La Crosse Chronicle.
The discussion of the inter state
commerce bill is likely to cast flood
of light upon the transportation bust
ness. The large railroad transportation
companies are the first to come to the
front. Next in order will be the water
transportation interests, and next the
intermediate localities and rural dis.
tricts. This is great country and
its commerce should be regulated in
the interests of the whole people. The
interstate commerce commission is
composed of deliberate, sound men
who evidently do not intend to in.
augurate radical changes until they
have listened to all the evidence and
weighed the questions involved in al
their bearings, and while they are doing
this the people will obtain large
amount of interesting information.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-29
PROTECTION As 1T Is.

Thomas Poikinghorn, of the town of
Willow Springs, Lafayette county, re-
Gently had little dear experience with
the practical working of the robber
tariff laws, which are framed for the
protection of America industry. His
experience came in this wise: Capt
John Williams, of Cornwall, England,
desired to make his daughter, Mrs.
Polkinghorn, a present of life size
portrait of himself, which he had done
in oil and enclosed in gilt frame.
This picture was packed in a light case,
addressed to Thomas Polkinghorn,
Mineral Point, Wis, L. ;. A., and de
livered to the Baldwin Bros. European
American express company. The pack
age arrived in safety at New York, and
was forthwith taken in charge by the
t. ). customs officers, appraised and
held for import duty. n letter was
addressed to Mr. Polkinghorn, notifying
him that the picture was held at the
custom house for the tariff tax, which
amounted to something over fifteen
dollars Mr.. Polkinghorn was slow to
believe that this great and glorious
government of the free would impose
such an outrageous tax upon the
sending of n portrait from one member
of family to another, and wrote to
inquire more particularly in regard to
the matter. He learned to his sorrow
however, that the tariff laws maintain
ed by the SO called party of progress in
free America are as Interchangeable as
the laws of the Modes and Persians;
and, to make the best of bad matter
he remitted the sum of fifteen dollars
and ordered the picture sent to him by
express C. Q. u. When the package
arrived he found that the tariff duty
proper amounted to SIXTEEN DOLLARS
while the custom house fees, cost OF
storage, brokerage, freight and express
charges swelled the total amount to
TWENTY NINE DOLLARS SIXTY FIVE
CENTS. As the duty on portraits in
oil or water color is thirty per cent
advalorem, while duties upon many
articles of necessity range more thar
twice as high, the iniquity of the higf
tariff robbery is not in this case seen il
its worst form by any means; although
it may be most plainly manifest, e
Mr.. Polkinghorn at least. The average
American citizen is month by month
the year around robbed to greater ex
tent and in more shameful manner
In this case the tariff tax was visibl,
and went into the public treasury
while in most eases it is only visible
in extortionate prices for articles o
merchandise, and goes not into tn
treasury but to swell the profits o
some monopoly combination. If tn
whole people could know, however
what amount of tariff taxes they pa
in the aggregate as distinctly as doe
Mr.. Polkinghorn know the amount Q
tax collected upon his single artiel
of importation, the proteetionists i
both the republican and democrati
parties combined would not be able
delay the good work of tariff reduetio
a single hour longer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-29
Some Swine Statistics.
The Madison Democrat.

The losses of hogs from all causes
during the past year amount to nearly
s6,000,0O0. The percentage of loss in
Wisconsin was very small compared
with that in some states and with the
average loss. The largest number OF
deaths per hundred have been: in Vir-
ginia, 81; Maryland, North Carolina
Mississippi and Arkansas, 20; Tenn
essee, 10; Louisiana, Illinois and
Missouri, IS. The loss is estimated
at per cent. in Ohio, 5 in Michigan
IL in Indiana, 5, in Wisconsin, 4 in
Minnesota, 10 in Iowa and Nebraska
and Is in Kansas. The average loss
for all the states and territories is 1874
per cent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-29
Not SO Years Old.

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to cure you. Moffett, our popular drug
gist, has secured the sole agency for it.
Price Zoe, soc and 81.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-29

The st. Paul Pioneer Press thinks
that the denomination of President
Cleveland "would be quite in the nat
ural order of things, and it would only
prove what careful reading of the
history of the last two years suggests
very strongly: that the president is an
exceedingly polite man, and prac'
teal political manager of an ability
not to be despised."